Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) - which is associated with kidney and liver damage in Chinook salmon - is continually being transmitted between open-net salmon farms and wild juvenile Chinook salmon in British Columbia waters, according to a new genomics analysis published in Science Advances.
The collaborative study from the...
Salmon Virus Originally From Atlantic, Spread To Wild Pacific Salmon From Farms
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